Pregnant bearded dragon need help

[Lilith&Lucifer's-mommy]

Hi, We recently adopted rescue bearded dragons one Dec 4th one male and one female, Lilith and Lucifer when I got them they were gray you couldn't even see their color it was really sad. Lilith is a yellow and orange and Lucifer is red and black dragon. I noticed within a week of having Lilith that she has eggs inside of her and she still has not laid her eggs since being with us. I'm not sure how long she's had them. I have taken her to the vet when she developed an abscess on her face two days her after having her we went on December 19th, I did tell the vet that she had eggs but she didn't tell me what to expect or what to do about Lilith having eggs. We've been doing antibiotics every 3 days for a 6 weeks span (she's almost done with them) she has an appointment on the 30th with the vet for a checkup. I have been doing a lot of research on dragons and their egg laying. I make sure that they get their calcium and D3 supplement powder on their crickets every two days I've tried so many times to get them to eat vegetables and fruit and they won't touch it I've tried hand feeding them, putting it in a bowl, putting their favorite kind of worms in the bowl with the veggies but they still will not eat vegetables they'll actually stay away from the worms that are in the bowl with the vegetables they won't touch it at all. I got play- sand and a container that I put into her 50 gallon aquarium to encourage her to try to lay her eggs it is wet not sopping wet just the right consistency for molding but she still hasn't tried to lay her eggs. I am going to move her into our office so it's a quieter space for her but I am unsure of when she will try to lay her eggs or if she's already tried I'm wondering if I should just take her to the vet ASAP or should I just wait another week and see if she tries to do any digging in her sandbox. I'm not sure what else to try to encourage her to dig in her sand. I'm just worried about her being egg bound I'm not sure the length she should be pregnant with the eggs, I read 6 weeks but we've had her for at least 6 weeks and she still hasn't layed her eggs. I am just worried about her so much, her vet only comes up to the area I live once a week. So if anyone knowledgeable on dragons egg laying please can u help me out with this. And how to get them to eat the veggies and fruit they need.

 

[KarrieRee]

Hi, We recently adopted rescue bearded dragons one Dec 4th one male and one female, Lilith and Lucifer when I got them they were gray you couldn't even see their color it was really sad. Lilith is a yellow and orange and Lucifer is red and black dragon. I noticed within a week of having Lilith that she has eggs inside of her and she still has not laid her eggs since being with us. I'm not sure how long she's had them. I have taken her to the vet when she developed an abscess on her face two days her after having her we went on December 19th, I did tell the vet that she had eggs but she didn't tell me what to expect or what to do about Lilith having eggs. We've been doing antibiotics every 3 days for a 6 weeks span (she's almost done with them) she has an appointment on the 30th with the vet for a checkup. I have been doing a lot of research on dragons and their egg laying. I make sure that they get their calcium and D3 supplement powder on their crickets every two days I've tried so many times to get them to eat vegetables and fruit and they won't touch it I've tried hand feeding them, putting it in a bowl, putting their favorite kind of worms in the bowl with the veggies but they still will not eat vegetables they'll actually stay away from the worms that are in the bowl with the vegetables they won't touch it at all. I got play- sand and a container that I put into her 50 gallon aquarium to encourage her to try to lay her eggs it is wet not sopping wet just the right consistency for molding but she still hasn't tried to lay her eggs. I am going to move her into our office so it's a quieter space for her but I am unsure of when she will try to lay her eggs or if she's already tried I'm wondering if I should just take her to the vet ASAP or should I just wait another week and see if she tries to do any digging in her sandbox. I'm not sure what else to try to encourage her to dig in her sand. I'm just worried about her being egg bound I'm not sure the length she should be pregnant with the eggs, I read 6 weeks but we've had her for at least 6 weeks and she still hasn't layed her eggs. I am just worried about her so much, her vet only comes up to the area I live once a week. So if anyone knowledgeable on dragons egg laying please can u help me out with this. And how to get them to eat the veggies and fruit they need.

That would ahbd on here to help or drache613
@AHBD
@ drache613

 

[AHBD]

Hi there, how did you decide that she has eggs , are there bulging shapes along her sides of her belly ? Please post pics of her showing her body from the side and also of the wound on her face. I see in your profile pic that she does look pretty hefty. Post pics of the entire enclosure and the lay box. You might need to set up a plastic storage tote with a large amount of the sand mix placed in a warm area. They like to dig a large area [ usually but not always ]
Also pics of your lighting . BTW you might want to look for a bigger enclosure, a 50 gallon is pretty small. Check on Facebook marketplace or other places.

 

[Lilith&Lucifer's-mommy]

Hi there, how did you decide that she has eggs , are there bulging shapes along her sides of her belly ? Please post pics of her showing her body from the side and also of the wound on her face. I see in your profile pic that she does look pretty hefty. Post pics of the entire enclosure and the lay box. You might need to set up a plastic storage tote with a large amount of the sand mix placed in a warm area. They like to dig a large area [ usually but not always ]
Also pics of your lighting . BTW you might want to look for a bigger enclosure, a 50 gallon is pretty small. Check on Facebook marketplace or other places.

I am going to get a bigger tanks when the dragons become full adults there's still juvenile there 16inches long. I was thinking 70 gallon each when the time comes. I can fill her eggs on hers sides when I pet her. It feels pearl size shapes. I have a 150 lizard balb and a ceramic ball and every morningbthey sit in the window getting there daily sunlight for 2+ hours. We play with them all the time there always on our shoulders or running around on the floor getting plenty of exercise

 

[Lilith&Lucifer's-mommy]

I have included a pic of the second day with them. This is Lilith

 

[Lilith&Lucifer's-mommy]

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[KarrieRee]

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Are you using a mvb for uvb?

 

[Lilith&Lucifer's-mommy]

The zoo med basking light

 

[KarrieRee]

The zoo med basking light

ok thats basking but what about a UVB?

 

[Lilith&Lucifer's-mommy]

ok thats basking but what about a UVB?

I was told that letting them bask in the window for a while or on our laps when we sit outside is just as good as a uvb. But I am going to get double basking light for one of them so I can eventually have 3 light/heat sources for both of them. Lucifer is in his own 50 gallon tank. Lilith's abscess has gotten way smaller from how it was. It was way bigger

 

[AHBD]

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She looks great compared to when you got her, nice colors ! So you can't always feel eggs but if they are fertile you might. Nice job on the laybox, if you cover half of it and start digging a tunnel by hand she may use it if she needs it.
You DO need uvb bulbs for both dragons, the window blocks all the uvb unfortunately. They CAN get uvb from outdoors but it would need to be regularly. What are the temps. in your area outside ?

 

[KarrieRee]

I was told that letting them bask in the window for a while or on our laps when we sit outside is just as good as a uvb. But I am going to get double basking light for one of them so I can eventually have 3 light/heat sources for both of them. Lucifer is in his own 50 gallon tank. Lilith's abscess has gotten way smaller from how it was. It was way bigger

I can post 3 good uvb's w/ links- you will need one for each tank as soon as possible

 

[Lilith&Lucifer's-mommy]

She looks great compared to when you got her, nice colors ! So you can't always feel eggs but if they are fertile you might. Nice job on the laybox, if you cover half of it and start digging a tunnel by hand she may use it if she needs it.
You DO need uvb bulbs for both dragons, the window blocks all the uvb unfortunately. They CAN get uvb from outdoors but it would need to be regularly. What are the temps. in your area outside ?

I can feel the eggs all the time on her sides I'm going to freeze them then dispose of them i dont want babies and her brother was mating with her because they were kept in the same tank so the eggs would be no good. That's a bummer about the window blocking. It's hight 50s right now in socal desert where I live sonout side wont do for now. I can get the lights tomorrow that's not a problem I'll go on the market place to get the double lamp so I can move one of the singles over to Lucifer. She hasn't changed her eating amount she still moves pretty fast when she's on the floor or hunting her food when we feed her the crickets or the dubi roaches. I am moving her to the office for more privacy so she's in a calmer environment they hang out with us in the living room and it's noisy. But would a small box on top with a hole cut into it make her feel more comfortable?

 

[AHBD]

You need very specific lights for beardies, the uvb you need is either a Reptisun 10.0 t5 or an Arcadia t5 12%. The coil or compact lights for the domes are not adequate unfortunately.

I'm not sure what a smaller box with a hole in it would be like ? You mean a smaller plastic tub ? You usually don't want to go smaller than what you have.

 

[Lilith&Lucifer's-mommy]

You need very specific lights for beardies, the uvb you need is either a Reptisun 10.0 t5 or an Arcadia t5 12%. The coil or compact lights for the domes are not adequate unfortunately.

I'm not sure what a smaller box with a hole in it would be like ? You mean a smaller plastic tub ? You usually don't want to go smaller than what you have.

To put a box that would fit on top of her lay box with an entrance cut into it so she can go in and out. Like an Amazon box or a big shoe box or any box that would fit directly on top of her lay box. So she has privacy. And I'm going to put a basking light and the ceramic balb in the double lamp and the uvb light in its own separate lamp. I just did an order for the uvb lights from zoo med.